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J. B. LI PPINCOTT & CO. 

1874. 



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BUBNHAM, PARRY, WILLIAMS & CO. 



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PHILADELPHIA, 



MANUFACTURERS OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINES. 

Especially Adapted to Every Variety of EiUroad Use, including 
Mining Engines and Liuconioti ves Tor JVarrow Oauge Railv^ays. 

-ea^ALL WORK THOROUGHLY INTERCHANGEABLE.-^^ 



GEORGE BURNHAM, 
AVM. P. IIEX.SZEV, 



CHARLES T. PARRY, 
EDWARD LONGSTRETH, 



EDWARD H. WILLIAMS, 
JOHN n. CONVERSE. 



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GEO G, LOBp^kb, Pres't. WM. W. LOBDELL, Sec'y. 
P. N, BRENNAN, Treas. 



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BO^VV^ERS, DURE & CO., 

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE. 

Builders of all kinds of Rail Eoad and City 
Passenger Cars. 



GEO. B. NEWTON, President, 
C. W. LEAVITT, Secretary, 
KOBT. YOUNG, Treasurer, 

136 WALNUT ST., PHILAD'A, PA. 



L. H. GROSS, Supt. Mills & Shops, 
C. H. NIMSON, Supt. Furnaces, 
ALLENTOWN, fA. 



ALLENTOWN ROLLING MILL GO, 

MANUFACTURERS OF 

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Merchant Bars, Pig Iron, 

AXLES, E. R. CHAIRS, and FISH PLATES, 
SPIKES BOLTS, NUTS, RIVETS, ETC. 



MILLS, FUIINACES, MACHINE SHOPS, AND FOUNDRY AT ALLENTOWN, PA. 



ADVERTISER. 



THE COLOmADE, 

Pacific Avenue, between Railroad Depot and the Beach, 

IN FULL VIEW OF THE OCEAN, 

J. HENRY HAYES, Prop'r. 

VIRGINIA AVENUE, BELOW PACIFIC, 
Atlantic City, HSTew Jersey. 

Dr. F. B. LIPPINCOTT, Prop'r. 

DENNIS COTTAGE, 

CORNER OF 

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. 
JOS. A. BORTOIff^ Proprietor. 

XXXJu jCxJuJLXjCvXYXJDJtVjflL^ 

Corner of Atlantic and Massachusetts Avenues, 

.A-TLA-ISTTIO CIT"Y", IST. J". 



B®°" Accommodations for One Hundred and Fifty Guesls,'°©a 
R. B. LEEDS, Proprietor. 



NO BAR. 



ADVERTISER. 



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O. W. HIIVKI^E, Pi-opi-ietor, 

atjljlntic city. 




Comer Pacific and Connecticut Avenues, 



J. A. EEID, Proprietor. 



ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY. 



This deservedly favorite House has been entirely repainted, papered, and refurnished, to meet the de- 
mands of the steadily increasing patronage with which the house has been favored under the able management 
of the present proprietor. Nothing that could possibly tend to increase the comfort and enjoyment of the 
guests of the " Ocean " has been omitted, and those who have not yet partaken of its hospitalities will find it 
the Hotel par excellence. 

N.B.— Charges moderate. J. A. REID. 



ADVERTISER. 



OUR COTTAGE, 

Adjoining Congress Hall, 

MASSACHUSETTS AVE., 

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. 



McCUEN & DONALDSON, 

No. 405 Chestnut St., and N. W. Cor. Broad and Filbert Sts., 
PHILADELPHIA. 



SHELBURNE HOUSE, 

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. 

This new house, situated about one hundred yards 
from the ocean, and furnished with entirely new fur- 
niture, will be opened for the reception of guests about 
Sixth month 20th, 1874. For terms, etc., address 

EDWIN ROBERTS, 

MOORESTOWN, W. J. 

After Sixth month ist, Atlantic City, N. J. 
Refers to Elisha Roberts, Chalfonte, Atlantic City, 
N.J. 

JONAH WOOTTON. HENRY WOOTTON. 

ST. GHARLKS^ 

FORMERLY 

LIQHT HOUSE COTTAOE, 

Atlantic City, N. J. 
JONAH WOOTTON & SON, Prop's. 

The most desirable location on the Island. 

Spring Beds in every room. No Bar. 

Accommodations for 250 persons, and also stabling 
for 12 Horses and Carriages. 
jg®=Guests will leave the Cars at the United States 
Hotel. 



CLUB HOUSE, 

COR. NEW YORK & ATLANTIC AVES., 
ATLANTIC CITY, 

Will be opened on June 20 for the reception of 
guests. 

HARRY COMTARD, 
JOSEPH H. EDWTARDS, 

Proprietors. 



HUGHES' COTTAGE, 

CORNER 

Arctic and Michigan Avenues, 

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. 

P. I. HUGHES, 

JProprietor. 



SEASIDE HOUSE 



ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. 
Foot of Pennsylvania Avenue, 

IN FULL VIEW OF THE OCEAN. 

GREATLY ENLARGED &. REFURNISHED. 
Open from Jime 1 to Oct. 1. 

EVAIVS & HAIIVES, 

Proprietors, 

SEA VIEW HOTEL 

AND 

EXCURSION HOUSE, 

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. 

Open for the reception of Ouests, tTune 15, 

Applications for rooms to be addressed to the 
Excursion House or Trenwith's Bazaar, 

614 Chestnut Street, 

PHILADELPHIA. 

CLIFTON HOUSE, 

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. 

Atlantic Ave. and Connecticut Ave. 

LESHER'S PARLOR ORCHESTRA 
will furnish Music for the Season. 

A. E. C O E F E E, 

Proprietor- 



ADVERTISER. 



OUR MOTTO JS TO PLEASE. 



Union & Centennial Combination Excursions 

OK,G-^^3SrXZEID 1868- 




NEW EXCUBSION HOUSE, ATLANTIC CITY. 
Office of the Camden and Atlantic Railroad Company. Camden, N. jf., December <), 1873. 

Dr. John B. Pettingill: 

Dear Sir, — The excursions under your management over this Road for the last six years, to 
Atlantic City, have been not only orderly and respectable, but satisfactory to this Company, as 
well as to the Excursionists themselves. Very respectfully, 

D. M. Zimmerman, Secretary and Treasurer. 

CHxmcfiss OFt. socie:txe:s 

who may join in these popular excursions are assured of every attention that can pos- 
sibly promote their comfort and enjoyment, without ANY pecuniary risk on their part. 

A liberal percentage allowed on each ticket sold, without being limited to the number 
of tickets. Please send for one of our propositions. 

The Churches uniting with us are generally classified in days by themselves, so as to 
make strictly Church Excursions on those days, and the Lodges and Societies by themselves 
on other days, as may best suit their convenience. 

A committee of each Church or Society that may join us, will be passed free on the 
day of excursion. 

Societies from cities and towns at a distance from Philadelphia can make special 
arrangements with the Railroad Companies whose roads run to Philadelphia to carry 
their passengers at low excursion rates, so that they can also make a good profit on those 
roads. But They are certain of making a profit o{ fifty cents on each of their passengers that 
pass over the Camden and Atlantic Railroad with us, as we assume all the pecuniary risks 
of the excursion. 

A special Police Force accompanies each Excursion to preserve order. 

A Fine Band of Music is engaged for each Excursion. 

Churches, Lodges, Societies, and organizations generally, that wish to join us in Excur- 
sions to Atlantic City during the summers of 1874 and 1875, will please let us hear from 
them as soon as possible, so that we can make arrangements for their accommodation. 

Address all communications to JOHN B. PETTINGILL, M.D., General Manager, 

310 North Tenth Street, Philadelphia. 

N.B.— If you send for one of our Propositions, please state the name and location of your Church or 
Society, so that the Proposition can be filled out accordingly. 



ADVERTISER. 



WWflTEB MTATEW M&TEL, 

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. 

THE LARGEST AND LEADIN^G HOUSE. 

Splendid Lawn. Gas in Every Room. 

MUSIC BY HASSLER. 

BROWH L WOELPPER, Owners and Proprietors. 
ATLANTIC CITY, KEW JERSEY, 

REFITTED AND IMPROVED, 

^W^IXjI_i OX^El^T vJUnSTE 25, 
And be conducted in all respects as a first-class hotel. 

O. H. DASH^ Proprietor. 

THE PLACE TO GET YOUR DINNER. 



g, byron morse, 

Popular Dining and Ice Cream Rooms, 

FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, 

Nos. 902 and 904 Arch Street, Philadelphia. 

The Handsomest, Largest, Warmest in "Winter and the Coolest in Summer of any 
place of the kind in Philadelphia. 

SAMUEiTk. SMYTH, 

PRACTICAL MANUFACTURER OF 

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. 

702 CHESTNUT STREET, 

(press building.) 

m- mik Wave le-f tated. PHILADELPHIA. 




MAP SHOWING THE LINE OF THE 

CAMDEN AND ATLANTIC RAILROAD, 



TWO HOURS' RIDE. 



LEADING TO 

-^arxj-A^nsTTic city. 

SIXTY MILES FROM PHILADELPHIA. 




Time-table for season ot 1874, from foot of Vine Street, Philadelphia; 



FOR ATLANTIC CITY: 

Excursion train .............. 6.00 A.M. 

8.00 A.M. 

11.00 A.M. 

2.00 P.M. 

3-30 I'-M. 

4-15 P-M. 

. 6.00 P.M. 



Mail (including Sundays) ........... 

Express, daily, except Sundays .......... 

Express (Saturdays only) ........... 

Express, daily, except Sunday . . . . . . 

Accommodation ............ 

Accommodation (Saturdays only) ......... 

LOCAL TRAINS: 
For May's Landing .......... 8.00 A.M. and 4.15 p.m. 

For Williamstown ........ 8.00, 10.15 a.m. and 4.15, 6.00 P.M. 

For Hammonton ......... 8.00 a.m. and 4.15, 6.00 P.M. 

For Atco .......... 8.00, 10.15 A.M. and 4.15, 6.00 P-M- 

For Haddonfield . . 8.00, 9.00, 10.15 a.m. and 2.00, 4.15, 5.00, 6.00, 7.00, 11.30 P.M. 

TRAINS LEAVE ATLANTIC CITY: 

Accommodation (Mondays only) .......... 4.30 A.M. 

Accommodation .............. 6.10 A.M. 

Express, daily, except Sunday ........... 7.08 a.m. 

Express, daily, except Sunday ........... 11.00 a.m. 

Mail (including Sundays) . . 4.30 P.M. 

Excursion train .............. 5.35 p.m. 

Woodruff Parlor Cars attached to express trains. Express trains stop only at Hammonton. 

Freight train (with passenger car) leaves Philadelphia at 7.30 A.M. 

The Union Transfer Company will call for and check baggage from hotels and residences. 

Ticket Offices : 838 Chestnut Street, southeast corner Broad and Chestnut, foot of Vine 
Street, Philadelphia, and No. 4 Chelten Avenue, Germantown. 

Through and Round trip Tickets to Atlantic City are sold at reduced rates at New York, Balti- 
more, Washington City, Richmond, Pittsburgh, and all important points on the Pennsylvania 
Central, Philadelphia and Reading and leased lines. North Pennsylvania, Lehigh Valley, Lehigh 
and Susquehanna, and Baltimore and Ohio Railroads. 



ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. 



THE SEA-SIDE RESORT. 




|N a lovely crescent of shore, some ten 
miles in extent, bounded by Absecon 
and Egg Harbor Inlets, in the State of 
New Jeise), sixty miles southeast from 
Philadelphia, is situated Atlantic City; a city which, although comparatively 
in its infancy, is yet most favorably known throughout the length and breadth 
of the land as a sea-side resort, and which has grown to such goodly propor- 
tions that its magnitude and beauty excite the wonder and admiration of 
every visitor. 

It had long been known to the few who had struggled through bush and 
swamp for many miles in slow-going teams, that it was the El Dorado of the At- 
lantic coast in its wonderfully curative powers, — the dry, bracing atmosphere, 
the cool, delightful breezes that floated over its surface, and the unsurpassed 

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ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. 



bathing facilities it presented in the 
long lines of crested waves that fell 
and dashed into foam on its gently- 
sloping and silvery-sanded shore. 

A desire sprang up to make this 
delectable spot accessible to the great 
business centres of the Union, and 
more particularly to Philadelphia, its 
nearest neighbor; and a few enter- 
prising individuals, imbued with a 
firm faith in its immense value as a 
sea-side resort, took the matter in 
hand ; the result of which movement 
was the formation of the present 
Camden and Atlantic Railroad Com- 
pany. 

The work was carried out with that 
energy and perseverance so character- 
istic of every American enterprise; 
the road was built as fast as a due re- 
gard to its stability would admit of; 
the rugged features of the ocean front 
were smoothed ; one or two com- 
fortable hotels were erected ; and on 
the "Fourth of July," 1854, the 
successful completion of the great 
work was celebrated by an Excursion 
to the infant " City by the Sea." 

THE PLAN OF THE CITY. 

Great care and sound judgment 
have been evinced in the laying-out of 
the city; three grand lateral avenues, 
named after the principal oceans, — 
the Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic, — 
run parallel with the ocean front, at 
a distance of five hundred and fifty 
feet apart ; these are crossed at right 
angles by numbers of elegant avenues 
opening on the ocean, and bearing 
the names of the States of the Union. 

All the inequalities of the surface 
having been removed, the city pre- 
sents one grand level plateau of some 



two to three miles in length, and 
capable of being extended to the 




ON THE SHINING SANUS. 



distance of 

ten miles, 

enjoying 

an u n o b- 

s t r u c t e d 

view of the 

ocean on 

the one hand, and of the extensive 

meadows lying between it and the 

Village of Absecon on the other. 

ATLANTIC AVENUE. 

This unusually wide avenue is the 
great business thoroughfare of the 
place, closely built up on both sides, 
for nearly its entire length, with 
magnificent and commodious hotels, 
stores, boarding-houses, and private 
cottages. It presents a tout-ensemble 
rarely to be met with at a sea-side 
resort, and is the great centre of at- 
traction to the many thousands of 
visitors to this resort. Maintained 
in as perfect order as to the roadway 
and sidewalks as the gravel walks sur- 
rounding some costly chateau, it is 
at once the grand promenade and 
drive of the place; and during the 



THE SEA-SIDE RESORT. 




MR. RICHARD WRIGHX'S COTTAGE. 

day and evening the picturesque and 
appropriate dresses of the lady vis- 
itors, the stylish equipages of the 
millionaires, the cosy rockaways, and 
the steam and city passenger-cars are 
never absent ; and the whole presents 
a scene of bustle and gayety widely 
different from the dull, monotonous 
lethargy visible at many watering- 
places. 

THE DRIVES. 

In this respect, perhaps, Atlantic 
City stands alone and unrivaled, 
whether we consider the extent or 
the varied charms of its drives. To 
the ten miles of unequaled hard, 
sandy beach, where the visitor can 
inhale the pure breeze from the open 
ocean, and gaze and wonder at that 
great work of the Almighty, that 
" spanneth the wide world round and 
round," may be added the fine 



avenues of the city, 
where one delightful 
object that enchants the eye is lost 
only to give place to another and 
still another, as cottage after cottage, 
embowered in sylvan beauty, recedes 
from view and loses itself in the 
distance, though still ever present in 
memory. The smiling faces that pass 
you by, the merry laugh, the cheerful 
voices, and brightened eye, all tell 
you that care is forgotten, joy reigns 
supreme, and health is quietly doing 
her work. 

HOTELS AND BOARDING-HOUSES. 

The hotels and boarding-houses at 
Atlantic City are both capacious and 
numerous; about forty hotels and 
more than one hundred boarding- 
houses extend a generous welcome to 
tiie thirty thousand visitors they are 
capable of accommodating, and it is 
safe to say that so far as regards con- 
venience, comfort, and the concomi- 
tants of the table, they may fairly take 
rank with those of any other summer 
resort, while the charges are as various 
as the attractions they present. 



ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. 




THE SEASIDE J^ESORT. 



STORES AND MARKETS. 

Almost every article of necessity 
or luxury can be obtained at the 
pretty stores which give so business- 
like an aspect to Atlantic Avenue : 
the gay bathing-attire and fancifully- 
trimmed sombreros that decorate the 
fronts of the dry-goods stores, and 
the tasteful millinery, which ever at- 
tracts the fair daughter of Eve, are 
here spread out in tempting array ; 
the soda-water fountain hisses against 
the glass cover that confines it, send- 
ing its cooling thrill through the frame 
of the passer-by, tempting hini to step 
in and be refreshed : and the grate- 
ful announcement of ice cream and 
cakes satisfies the visitor that nothing 
that can tend to alleviate the ever- 
recurring wants of the body corporate 
has here been omitted ; while a visit 
to the market will fully impress him 
with the fact that, although he has 
wandered to the con- 
fines of the deep, his 
requirements have not 
been neglected 



PRIVATE COTTAGES. 

The private cottages of Atlantic 
City, both as regards their number 
and beauty, give to it its distinctive 
feature, — "The City of Homes ! " 
Other resorts may, perhaps, claim a 
superiority in the -way of mammoth 
hotels, but they all fall immeasurably 
short in this particular. The mer- 
chant, the business man, the gentle- 
man of independent leisure, and even 
the skillful artisan, has here provided 
a "sanssouci" for himself and family 
during the summer solstice, availing 
himself of the highly-appreciated ad- 
vantages offered by the railroad com- 
pany in providing numerous express 
and other trains during the season ; 
he is up with the lark, posts off to 
the great city, appears on 'Change 
among the " Can't-get-aways," does 
all that is required of him in a business 
point of view, and eagerly wends his 
way back to the train that, in the 
short space of two hours, shall again 
unite him to the beloved family cir- 
( le, where, in blissful retirement and 
repose, he ma} culti- 
\ate that strtn^^h of 




MR. THOMAS C. HAND's COTTAGE. 



ATLA.WTIC CITY, N. J. 



mind and body so necessary to the 
routine of business life in tliis pro- 
gressive country. 

CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS. 

There are six places of worship 
already established here, — one Epis- 
copalian, two Methodist, one Pres- 
byterian, one Roman Catholic, and 
one Friends' Meeting - House ; and 
the Baptist denomination will shortly 
possess an edifice of their own ; all 



of which on the Sabbath day are 
remarkably well attended ; in fact, 
God's holy day is regarded in this 
model city with that due reverence 
observable in all really Christian com- 
munities. Tliere is also a large and 
well-conducted public school. 

children's sea-shore HOUSE. 

The association incorporated under 
the title of "The Children's Sea- 
Shore House" has erected on the 




THE CHILDREN S SEA-SHOKE HOUSE. 



beach, below Ohio Avenue, a hand- 
some building one hundred feet long 
by thirty feet wide, having accommo- 
dations for sixty children and the 
necessary attendants. The object of 
the association is to give the benefits 
of sea-air and sea-bathing to such 
invalid children of Philadelphia and 
its vicinity as may need them, but 
whose parents cannot meet the ex- 
pense of a residence with them at a 
boarding-house, and the often neces- 



sary medical advice. They are here 
under the care of a resident physi- 
cian, a corps of nurses, and a matron, 
making the presence of the parents 
unnecessary; and the total charge, 
including board, washing, medical 
attendance, bathing, and occasionally 
driving or sailing, is three dollars per 
week. A number, limited now by 
the means at the command of the 
managers, are received without dnsLYge. 
Applications for admission are made 



THE SEASIDE RESORT. 



to an examining physician in Phila- 
delphia, who furnishes railroad 
tickets, provided at a reduced rate 
by the railroad company. 

This institution has already, in its 
first two summers, cared for eighty- 
two children, — twenty-seven in 1872, 
in a small, rented cottage ; and fifty- 
five in 1873, in its present building, 
completed too late in the season to 
be fully occupied. From the prac- 
tical interest hitherto shown by the 
visitors at Atlantic City, the managers 
are encouraged to hope that means 
Avill not be wanting for maintaining 
and extending still further its benefits. 

The Managers are : Mr. James S. 
Whitney, President ; Mr. J. Shipley 
Newlin, Seci-etary and Treasurer ; 
Mr. Rene Guillou, Dr. Francis W, 
Lewis, Mr. James S. Biddle, Mr. 
Christian J. Hoffman, Miss Catharine 
C. Biddle, Mrs. James S. Whitney, 
Mrs. Rene Guillou, and Mrs. S. 
Middleton. 

PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. 

A very good public library has 
been successfully started, and will, 
doubtless, under the generous patron- 
age of the resident population, num- 
bering nearly two thousand, and that 
of the thousands of transient visitors, 
grow rapidly in extent and useful- 
ness. It has also been decided, by 
an almost unanimous vote of the 
property-owners, to erect a substan- 
tial and elegant edifice for a City 
Hall, the site of which has already 
been selected, and is in one of 
the most commanding situations in 
the city, fronting on Atlantic Av- 
enue. 



NEWSPAPERS. 

In addition to the newspapers pub- 
lished in Philadelphia and elsewhere, 
which are daily supplied here through 
the News Agency of Mr. John Tren- 
witli, of Philadelphia, by the early 
morning train, is an excellent local 
journal, " The Atlantic City Daily 
Review'''' (daily during the season 
and the weekly the year round), one 
of the very best daily papers published 
at any of the summer resorts. It is 
ably edited by Mr. A. L. English, 
and contains, in addition to the cur- 
rent news of the day, all the gossip 
and every-day occurrences at the 
shore, list of arrivals, etc. ; and, in 
fact, everything of interest to the 
sojourners at the " City by the Sea." 

HOT AND COLD SALT-WATER BATHS. 

There are two establishments of 
this kind in the city, believed to 
be the only similar institutions of the 
kind on the Atlantic coast, — one of 
which, although established but one 
year, and of great capacity and ele- 
gance, has become so great a favorite 
with invalids and other visitors that 
it became necessary to increase its 
goodly proportions to meet the wants 
of the public. 

THE EXCURSION HOUSE. 

At the lower end of the city, and 
near to the ocean, stands a beautifully- 
designed structure, erected mainly 
for the accommodation of excur- 
sionists. In the spacious ball-room 
at this house during a considerable 
part of the day, may be seen a large 
company taking part in the mazy 
dance, and enjoying themselves to 



ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. 




the utmost, while everything is 
provided for their comfort and 
pleasure. 

ATLANTIC CITY, IN A SANITARY 
POINT OF VIEW. 

Among the great number of 
our best physicians who not 
only habitually avail themselves 
of the peculiar atmospheric con- 
dition of this favored spot, but 
are also in the habit of recom- 
mending its wonderfully cura- 
tive powers to many of their 
patients to whom medicine is of 
no avail, no one probably gives 
a more clear and concise opin- 
ion of the manifold advantages 
])ossessed by Atlantic City than 
Dr. Wm. V. Keating, of Phila- 
delphia. As to the remarkable 

DRYNESS OF THE ATMOSPHERE, 

the doctor says : " Some fifteen 
years ago I visited Atlantic City, 
and was struck with the pecu- 
liarity of its position, the dis- 
tinctive characteristics of its 
climate, the singular dryness of 
atmosphere, rendering it, in 
many respects, one of the most 
lovely, salubrious climates I have 
ever visited. 

"From careful observations, 
made for several consecutive 
years, I have noticed that during 
the months of June, July, Au- 
gust, and September, the pre- 
vailing wind at Atlantic City is 
south by west. Situated in a 
cove, with a large area of dry, 
sandy, and thickly- timbered 
land to the southwest, it seems 
as if the prevailing sea-breeze 



THE SEASIDE RESORT. 



II 



lost much of its humidity in 
passing over this thickly-wooded 
and sandy country, with no fresh 
water to counteract its effects 
before reaching the town. The 
same condition also exists in 
reference to the northeast winds, 
which, when they prevail, I have 
noticed, are much less keen and 
much less humid than with us, 
lasting sometimes forty - eight 
hours at the shore without bring- 
ing a drop of rain, whilst at the 
same time the same wind is at- 
tended with great dampness and 
heavy rains in our city and en- 
virons. 

"This peculiarly characteris- 
tic dryness of the atmosphere and 
of the sea-breezes, however it 
may be accounted for, is patent 
to all who have ever sojourned 
at Atlantic City, and is the dis- 
tinctive feature of the place to 
which I attribute its great ad- 
vantage over every other sea- 
bathing place on the coast. 

"This remarkable dryness of 
climate, resembling in this re- 
spect more the characteristics 
of Nice, on the Mediterranean, 
than any sea-coast I have ever 
visited, is the characteristic of 
the climate of Atlantic City, 
which affords relief and cure to 
all cases of rheumatic fever and 
arthritis, even in the most acute 
stages. I know of many in- 
stances in which invalids, after 
having recourse, witiiout bene- 
fit, to the various mineral waters 
and baths in the country, have 
there been entirely cured by a 
summer sojourn. I have ven- 




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ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. 



tured to send patients there in the 
height of an attack of rheumatic gout, 
in the months of May and June, who 
have had complete amelioration of 
all their symptoms within forty-eight 
hours of their residence, provided 
they located themselves as near the 
ocean as possible, so as to avoid the 
land-breezes. To another class of 
cases, also, I am convinced that At- 
lantic City offers relief, if not positive 
cure, which cannot be obtained in 
any other portion of our sea-coast. 

"I allude to those trying and re- 
fractory cases of chronic bronchitis, 
laryngitis, incipient tuberculosis, and 
scrofula. I must add that in the last 
two or three years I have been in the 
habit of sending patients even in the 
more advanced stages of tuberculosis 
and scrofula, with marked benefit. 

"All medical men are familiar with 
the fact that the above class of cases 
can seldom venture upon a sojourn at 
the sea-side, on account of the damp- 
ness, the distinctive feature of such a 
location, a peculiar condition most 
apt to aggravate the diseases in ques- 
tion, and considered by some of our 
best observers as one of the atmos- 
pheric conditions most to be feared 
by those threatened with pulmonary 
complaints. 

"In this respect again, Atlantic 
City offers a striking analogy with 
Nice, where, it is well known, all 
the invalids of Europe (affected with 
chest-diseases) flock for a winter's 
resort. 

"The dryness of the climate, the 
absence of malaria, the balminess of 
the atmosphere, permit a sojourn at 
Atlantic City from the middle of 
jVIay until the middle of November. 



and for a few years past I have sent 
many invalids there to avoid our 
keen and irritating land-breezes of 
the months of March, April, and 
May, where, by a close residence 
near the sea, these winds are always 
tempered by the dry sea-breezes which 
set in morning and evening. What 
an inestimable blessing to a city like 
Philadelphia, with its million of in- 
habitants, to have almost as its suburb, 
within two hours' pleasant ride, a 
sea -side residence combining such 
rare hygienic advantages! My own 
experience, superadded to that of some 
of the most eminent members of our 
profession, authorizes me to assert that 
the day is not distant when the in- 
habitants of the great West, South, 
and Northwest, especially those suf- 
fering from the sequelae of malarial 
poisoning, with debilitated digestive 
organs, impoverished blood, and from 
what is termed a cachectic condition 
of the system, will all resort to At- 
lantic City to obtain that invigoration 
from its dry, bracing atmosphere 
which is the very opposite to the 
atmospheric conditions in which they 
have contracted their diseases. 

"Visitors are all well conversant 
with the fact that their wearing ap- 
parel never becomes limp under the 
influences of the sea-breeze, nor their 
boots and shoes covered with mildew, 
as in all the other sea-side resorts on 
our coast." 

THE LIGHT-HOUSE. 

At the upper end of the island on 
which Atlantic City is built stands 
the Absecon Light, so called from 
its commanding the entrance to Ab- 
secon Inlet, the upper or northeastern 



THE SEASIDE RESORT. 



13 



boundary of the city. It is, in truth, 
a stately tower, one hundred and 
seventy feet above the level of the 
sea, and is furnished with a light of 
the greatest power, which on a clear 
night may be seen many miles from 
the land. The panoramic view from 
its summit cannot be surpassed ; be- 
low, stretching to the southwest, the 
beautiful city, with its grand hotels 
and its hundreds of ornate cottages 
embowered in choice shrubbery, with 
the long lines of shade-trees skirting 
the sidewalks, and intersected by the 
numerous well-paved avenues, forms 
as lovely a picture as ever captivated 
an artist's eye ; while in the broad 
expanse is seen the ocean with its 
fleet of white-winged barques on the 
one hand, and on the other the seven- 
mile stretch of meadows, flanked by 
the pretty little Village of Absecon, 
the inlet, and the ten-mile line of 
water which forms the rear boundary 
of Atlantic City. From the Excur- 
sion House, at the lower end of the 
city, a line of horse-cars runs at short 
intervals to 

THE INLET. 

This favorite point at all times pre- 
sents a gay and lively scene ; a large 
fleet of beautiful yachts of all sizes 
float their many-hued colors, awaiting 
the lovers of the sport of sailing and 
fishing on the bosom of the ocean, 
who flock in crowds to enjoy the 
morning's amusement in that direc- 
tion. Over the rippling waves they 
glide, under the care of their able 
masters, with as much ease and grace 
as the silvery -plumaged gulls that 
skim around them. 

The species of fish that most abound 
here are the sheep's-head, blue-fish, 



flounder, king-fish, sea-bass, black- 
fish, snapping -mackerel, weak -fish, 
and the drum-fish. 

Absecon Inlet is famous for its 
oysters ; yet no one who has not par- 
taken of them fresh from their mossy 
beds can realize their superiority over 
those sold in the cities ; in fact, to 
eat fish of any kind in perfection 
you must eat it at the shore. 

THE THOROUGHFARE. 

This lovely sheet of placid water, 
which forms the northwestern bound- 
ary of Atlantic City, abounds in crabs, 
clams, and oysters, as also in fish. 
To this point, near the railroad and 
turnpike bridges, the less venture- 
some resort to enjoy their favorite 
pastime, that of crabbing aff"ording 
great delight to the ladies in particu- 
lar, where, while indulging in harm- 
less sport, they are insensibly sipping 
the Elixir of Health from Nature's 
laboratory. 

EVENING AT THE SEA-SIDE. 

Of all the many phases of rational 
delight which Atlantic City presents 
to her guests, perhaps none is so 
truly enjoyable as the promenade 
along the board-walk, or rather Ocean 
Boulevard, that skirts the sea for the 
entire length of the city. 

Here, with the moonlight shim- 
mering over the broad expanse of 
the mighty waters, and the gentle 
zephyrs floating around and joining 
their feeble voices in the song of the 
sea, may be seen hundreds of young 
men and maidens, old men and 
matrons leisurely loitering along, en- 
gaged in audible and inaudible con- 
versation, the pleasant scene forcibly 



14 



ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. 




reminding one that although life 
may have its cares and sorrows, 
it has also its moments of pleas- 
ure and joy. 

AMUSEMENTS. 

It might be supposed that 
little could be found here that 
partook of the name of amuse- 
ments in the common accepta- 
tion of the term ; such, how- 
ever, is happily not the case. 

Lectures and other entertain- 
ments are frequently announced 
at Bartlett Hall, while concerts 
by some of the best singers are 
often given in the large dining- 
rooms of the principal hotels ; 
and, in the way of balls and 
hops, not a night passes that 
does not witness one or more 
of these delightful reunions. 

A DAY AT ATLANTIC CITY. 

After the perusal of the fore- 
going items, brief outlines of 
the many ways of devoting one's 
time to pleasure and profit, it 
will not be difficult to see that 
perhaps no other summer resort 
on the sea -board or inland 
can offer such a varied bill of 
pleasures to select from as At- 
lantic City, a fresh programme 
presenting itself with each re- 
curring day. 

THE ROUTE BY THE CAMDEN 
AND ATLANTIC RAILROAD. 

Having now, in as brief a 
manner as possible, laid before 
the reader the attractions of 
Atlantic City, it is fitting that 
we should give a synopsis of 



THE SEASIDE RESORT. 



15 



the road over whicli he must 
needs travel in order to arrive 
at the haven where he would be. 

After leaving Camden, the 
first place of importance is 
Haddonfield, a handsome vil- 
lage, the rural home of many 
business men in Philadelphia, 
and of some of the old families 
of New Jersey, its quiet, peace- 
ful aspect attracting the notice 
of every passer-by. 

Then comes White Horse or 
Kirkwood. Near this place is 
located the extensive Gibsboro 
Paint and Color Works of 
Messrs. John Lucas & Company. 

From Camden to this place 
and along the line to Water- 
ford the land is in a high state 
of cultivation. Previous to the 
opening of the railroad from 
this point to Absecon, — thirty 
miles, — the intervening country 
was one dense forest, a narrow 
wagon -way winding through 
the bush, and a solitary tavern 
the only domicile in the dreary 
waste. 

At Winslow, about twenty- 
seven miles from Camden, is lo- 
cated the extensive Glass Works 
of Messrs. Hay & Co. 

Hammonton, equi-distant 
from Camden and Atlantic 
City, is a thriving and exten- 
sive town that sprang up with 
the advent of the road, and 
has now a population of some 
three thousand. It was settled 
by New England people ; and 
besides its many manufactories, 
it is a great fruit-growing region; 
grapes, pears, strawberries and 




i6 



ATLANTIC CITY, A\ J. 



other fruits being raised in perfection. 
Two hundred tons of grapes, at the 
lowest estimate, are annually grown 
in Hammonton. This is the only 
station on the road at which the ex- 
press trains stop. The passengers 
are here refreshed with the luscious 
fruits in abundance, offered for sale 
by the boys and girls of the neigh- 
borhood, who derive considerable 
profit from the business. 



Elwood is another manufacturing 
village. 

Egg Harbor City, about seventeen 
miles from Atlantic City, is a large 
German settlement that has grown 
up with the railroad. This place 
has become famous for the superior 
quality of its wines, the cultivation 
of the grape, for which the soil is 
admirably adapted, being carried on 
to a great extent. During the last 




A SCENE IN FRONT OF SCHAUFLER S HOTEL. 



year. Egg Harbor City and its im- 
mediate vicinity produced over one 
hundred and twenty-five thousand 
gallons of the best quality of wine 
(requiring nine hundred and fifty tons 
of grapes), and it is confidently ex- 
pected that this year the vintage will 
be at least one-third more. These 
wines — the pure juice of the grape — 
are now sought after by parties de- 
sirous of obtaining a pure article, 
and are strongly recommended by 



physicians for their superior strength- 
ening and medicinal qualities. Egg 
Harbor City is far ahead of all other 
places in New Jersey as to the quan- 
tity and quality of its production of 
wine. Last year the wine-growers of 
Egg Harbor City took the premium 
at the State Fair. 

The following wine-growers of Egg 
Harbor City obtained premiums at 
this fair: Julius Hincke, Charles 
Saalmann, Augustus Heil, J. Ph. 



THE SEASIDE RESORT. 



17 



Wild, J. H. Bannihr, and Jacob 
Miesner. 

A few miles more and we are at 
Absecon, the centre of the oyster 
trade, from which are daily dispatched 
by rail hundreds of bags of the 
choicest bivalves to satisfy the de- 
mands from the great cities. 

Immediately after leaving Absecon, 
we pass through a deep cut, and then, 
like a flash, the meadows, the inlets, 
and Atlantic City itself burst upon 
the view, riveting the attention of 
every beholder, and calling forth ex- 
pressions of wonder and delight. 

In fact, the scene now presented 
could scarcely be surpassed : some 
seven miles square of lovely green- 
sward, encircled by two noble inlets 
studded with numerous sail ; the high 
mainland with its hundreds of com- 
fortable farm-houses and fertile farms; 
while directly in front, like a fairy 
creation, the spires and towers, the 
spacious halls, and the cosy cottages, 
rise up in all their loveliness, seem- 
ingly clustering around the giant 
form of the stately light-house. A 
few minutes more and the iron horse 
is standing in front of the numerous 
hotels, having safely brought his pre- 
cious load to that El Dorado of the 
main, Atlantic City! 

THE ATLANTIC CITY HOT AND COLD 
SALT-WATER BATHS AND SHOWER- 
BATHS. 

How many unhappy invalids have 
gazed in sadness upon the joyous 
throng wrestling with Neptune in the 
foaming surf, availing themselves of 
the two-fold healing influences of the 
saline bath, and the pure life-giving 
atmosphere, and, like the unfortu- 



nate sufferer at the Pool of Bethesda, 
have prayed that they, too, might be 
enabled to reap the inestimable bene- 
fits almost within their grasp; yet 
who, by reason of bodily infirmity, 
or timidity, are precluded from in- 
dulging therein ! Even they need no 
longer sigh in vain; that foresight 
and enterprise, which is so rapidly 
developing the natural advantages 
with which Atlantic City is blest, 
has provided also for them. Mr. 
David C. Spooner has solved the 
problem that if the timid and the 
feeble cannot approach the pool, the 
healing waters must be brought to 
them; and with this end in view, 
erected, and has now in successful 
operation, '^' The Atlantic City Hot 
and Cold Salt-Water Baths," the only 
institution of the kind on our coast. 

Although established but one year, 
the marked success and extended 
popularity which they have attained 
must be highly gratifying to their 
originators; and, although at first in- 
tended only for ladies and gentlemen 
of delicate organization, they have 
been steadily patronized by the more 
robust, who find in the quiet retire- 
ment and privacy of the baths an 
agreeable feature. 

The location of the baths has been 
admirably chosen, being in close 
proximity to the principal hotels; 
while the general management and 
the attendance cannot fail to elicit 
the encomiums of the most fastidious 
patrons; at the same time the mode- 
rate charge places the benefits of 
the baths within the reach of every 
one. 

To those who have not yet visited 
them we would say that they are 



i8 



ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. 




THE SEA-SIDE RESORT. 



19 



located on Pacific Avenue, a short 
distance above Congress Hall. 

The building erected by Mr. 
Spooner for the purpose contains all 
the additions and improvements that 
medical science could devise; is built 
in a most substantial manner; fitted 
up in elegant style, and comprises 
two distinct apartments, for ladies 
and gentlemen ; is capable of ac- 
commodating a large number of visit- 



ors ; and is an institution worthy of 
Atlantic City. 

GIBSBORO, N. J., PAINT, COLOR, AND 
VARNISH WORKS. JOHN LUCAS & 
COMPANY, SOLE PROPRIETORS. 

This extensive and celebrated man- 
ufactory is located about two miles 
from the line of the Camden and 
Atlantic Railroad, on a small, beauti- 
ful lake, of the purest water. To the 




lllh I LAKK.NDOM HOL'.SE. 



remarkable purity of the waters of the 
lake, and to the many years of ex- 
perimental labor on the part of Mr. 
John Lucas, a practical chemist, the 
trade and the public are indebted for 
the discovery and production of those 
beautiful Imperial French and Swiss 
Greens for which these works have 
attained a world-wide celebrity. 

So great has been the demand for 
these beautiful, unfading, and deli- 
cate colors, that the proprietors have 
again and again been obliged to en- 
large their extensive works, in order 
to meet with promptitude the ever- 



increasing orders, the formulae of com- 
position of these colors being known 
only to themselves. 

In addition to their beautiful 
Greens, they manufacture a number 
of other special fine colors. 

The White Leads manufactured by 
this enterprising firm, being made 
from the finest selected pig lead, 
under a patented process, and ground 
in pure linseed oil, are known to be 
superior to any in the market. 

In Cottage and Wall Colors they 
have produced all the popular vari- 
eties of shades. 



20 



A TLANTIC CITY, N. J. 



A LIST OF A NUMBER OF THE HOTELS AND BOARDING-HOUSES 

OF ATLANTIC CITY. 



United States Hotel 
Congress Hall . 
Surf House . 
Sea-Side House . 
The Chalfonte 
Dennis Cottage 
Ocean House 
Clarendon 
Haddon House 
Chester County House 
Mansion House. 
Saint Charles . 
Fothergill's Cottage 
Magnolia Cottage 
Shelburne House 

DiLLMAN Cottage 

Penn Cottage 

Penn Mansion . 

The Colonnade 

Reed House 

Florida House 

Island House 

Tremont House 

White House 

Senate House 

Arlington House 

St. James 

Beach Cottage . 

Alhambra 

Ashland House . 

Sea View Excursion House 

Schaufler's Hotel 

Hewitt House 

Windsor House . 

Cottage Retreat 

Bedloe's Hotel . 



PROPRIETORS. 

Brown & Woelpper. 
Geo. W. Hinkle. 
O. H. Dash. 
Evans & Haines. 
Elisha Roberts. 
Joseph H. Borton. 
J. A. Reid. 
Dr. F. B. Lippincott. 
Lippincott & Cuhian. 
J. Keim & Son. 
Hagar & Focht. 
Jonah Wootton & Son. 
Miss FothergiU. 
F. W. Helmsley. 

Edwin Roberts. 
Mrs. Eliza Dillman. 

Mrs. C. W. Sandeman. 

Eliza Canby. 

J. Henry Hayes. 

Dr. Chas. Sender. 

G. W. Stokes. 

Miss M. A. Ruch. . 

H. Blood. 

Mrs. Conyers. 

Wm. Whitehouse. 

Joseph H. Wistar. 

Miss Brodie. 

T. C. Garrett. 

R. B. Leeds. 

Rogers & Wilkins. 

John Trenwith. 

Alois Schaufler. 

N. R. Whitacar. 

John Rotheram. 

Mrs. J. A. McClees. 

Thos. Bedloe. 



THE SEA-SIDE RESORT. 



21 



PROPRIETORS. 



Sank House . 
Macy House 
Monroe Cottage 
Clifton Cottage 
Morse's Cottage 
Central House . 
St. Lawrence House 
Grove Cottage . 
Myrtle Cottage 
Prospect Hall . 
SoMERs' Cottage 
Fulton House . 
Woelbert's Cottage 
Nixon Cottage . 
Vincent House 
EvARD House 
Wyoming House 
New Inlet House 

Forrest House 

Kentucky House 

Columbia House 

Doughty' s Hotel 

Sherman House 

Germantown Cottage . 

Constitution House 

Beaumont Hall . 

Exchange Hotel 

Union House 

Atlantic House 

Higbee's Bridge House 

Mason's Cottage 



Jacob Wiener. 
George H. Macy. 
James Stokes. 
A. E. Coffee. 
Mrs. J. L. Bryant. 
Lawler & Trilly. 
Eli P. Coe. 
Wm. Souder. 

S. G. Price. 

Hugh McCabe. 
George C. Anderson. 

Mrs. Johnson. 

Mrs. Woelbert. 

Prudence McClure. 

Mrs. Hardwicke. 

Mrs. J. E. Rauffenbart. 

Thos. Daily. 

Michael Daily. 

A. Mehler. 

Mrs. F. Quigley. 

E. Doyle. 

J. Doughty. 

Geo. Kelley. 
John W. Donnelly. 

E. B. Reilley. 
Geo. Hayday. 
Robert Hunter. 
Joseph L. Mace. 
Jonas Higbee. 
Solomon Mason. 



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Fourth Street, above Market, 

CUMMINGS & MAUGLE, Proprietors. PHILADELPHIA. 



CITIZENS' BANi: 



FOE DISCOUNT, DEPOSIT, AND SAVINGS, 

SOUTH E.IlST corner OF 

SECOND A]«D RACE STS. 

Capital, Full Paid, $100,000. 

Stockholders Liable as with National Banks. 
Accounts respectfully solicited and liberally accom- 
modated. 

Collections made in any pai't of the Uni- 
ted States and the Canadas. 

All deposits made with the Savings Department are 
kept separate from the Banking Department, and are 
secured, as provided by the Charter, by loans on, and 
investments in. United States bonds and loans. City 
and State loans, stocks and bonds of corporations of 
this State, and first mortages on real estate in the City 
of Philadelphia. Open for deposits and payments 
daily, between hours of lo a.m. and 3 p.m., and on 
THURSDAYS and SATURDAYS from 10 a.m. to 

8 P.M. 

Interest, 4 Per Cent. Per Annum, 
"With Ten Days' Notice. 

JOHN WIEGAND, Jr., President. 
DIRECTORS. 
Geo. DeB. Keim, Dan. J. McCarthy, 

Joseph Stulb, Jno. K. Cuming, 

Sparta Fritz, Aug. B. Loeb, 

John C. File, James Hooley, 

Isaac May, Philip J. Lauber, 

Manasses K. Treichler. 

CHAELES L. STEAWN, Cashier.., 



Trade Insurance Co., 



CAMDEN, N. J. 

Office, 103 Market Street 
nUE, MINE, AHD INLAND INSURANCE 

Assets, $225,000. 

OFFICEKS: 

D. S. Stetson, Prest. Hon. Wm. Moore, Vice Prest. 
S. F. Fries, Secy. Edmund May, Asst Secy. 

THE 

NEW JERSEY 

FIRE, MARINE, AND INLAND 

INSURANCE CO. 

OF CAMDEN, N. J., 

SIS Walnut Street, 

PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
Authorized Capital - - $500,000. 

Matthew Baird, Prest. J. West Hornor, Secy. 

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OF PHII.ADEI.PHIA, 

S. E. Corner Fourth and Walnut Streets. 

ESTABLISHED 1850. CHARTER PERPETUAL. 

January 7, 1874, Assets, $4,450,266.75. 

GEORGE W. HILL, President. GEORGE NUGENT, Vice President. 

ALEXANDER WHILLDIN, Chairman of Finance Committee. 

JOHN C. SIMS, Actuary. JOHN S. WILSON, Secretary and Treasurer. 



Liverpol anil LoioB aiil Me 

FIRE INSURANCE CO. 



Capital and Assets 
U. S. Deposits 



$'^0,000,000 
4,300,000 



ATWOOD SMITH, General Agent, 
N. E. Cor. Third and Chestnut Sts., Fhila. 

CRAWFORD MILLER, Agent, 

Atlantic City. 
SABINE & ALLEN, 

Insurance Agency, 

(Established 1835.) 

224 Walnut Street, Phila. 

$10,000,000 



Queen Issurasce Co. Liverpool and London 
Providence Washington Insurance Oo. Provi' 

dence, B. I. 
Uanufacturers' Insurance Co. Boston 
Connecticut Insurance Oo. Hartford 
Atlantic Insurance Co. New York 
Armenia Insurance Co. Pittsburgh 
Boston Underwriters : 

Shoe and Leather Ins. Oo. 

Eliot Insurance Co. 

Firemen's Fire Ins. Oo. 

Washington F. & M. Ins. Co, 
American Insurance Co. Newark . 
Eidgewood Insurance Co. New York 



300,000 
1.000,000 
800,000 
350,000 
325,000 



Boston . 2,000,000 



1,250,000 
300,000 



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Insurance Agents. 



GENERAL INSURANCE AGENCY, 

404 Walnut St., Philadelphia. 

Capital Represented - $2,534,466,14. 
Established 1864. 

Advice given and Insurance effected in all good 
companies. 



1829. 



1873. 



FRANKLIN 

FIRE INSURANCE CO. 

OF PHILADELPHIA. 
Cash Assets, Jan. i, 1873 - - 3,363,671.16. 

Office. 421 Walnut St., Phila. 
CRA WFORD MILLER, Agent, 

Atlantic City. 

AliilMlUMTlM 

OF WATERTOWN, N. Y. 

Capital, $200,000. Assets, Net, $1,000,000. 

SUBURBAN, VILLAGE, AND FARM RISKS, 
Taken against FIRE AND LIGHTNING, 

At the Lowest Possible Rates Commensurate with 
the Kisk. 

Perspective and Field Sketch View taien of 
Property Insured. 

THOMAS J. COOKE, Agent. 

No. 104 Market St., Camden, N. J. 



RICHARD R. MILLER, 

MARINE, moU n All LE ACCIDENT, 

No. 112 Federal St., Camden, N. J., 

Branch Office, 415 Walnut Street, Phila. 

General Agent 

INSUEANOE COMPANY OP NOETH AMEEIOA, PHILA. 
PENNSYLVANIA PISE INSUEANOE OOMPANY, " 
LIVEEPOOL, LONDON, AND GLOBE INSUEANOE 00. 

Insurance effected to any amount in first-class Com- 
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ADVERTISER. 



ALOIS SGHAUFLER'S 

(OPPOSITE THE DEPOT.) 

THE BEST LOCATION ON THE ISLAND. 

AND A NEW AND HANDSOMELY FURNISHED HOUSE, 
WITH EVERY CONVENIENCE FOR FAMILIES. 



Walter G. Wilson. Joseph L. Amer. 

mo, WILSON I CO., 

STEAM 

SHIP BREAD, CRACKER AND CAKE 
BAKEIRS. 

Nos. 212 and 214 North Front Street, 

AND 

2, 1, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14 Craven Street, 

PHILADELPHIA. 



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WILLIAM BERNSHOUSE, 

CARPENTER 

AND 

BUILDER, 

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NEW JERSEY. 



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WHOLESALE AND RETAIL 

Provision Dealer, 



SOUTHWEST CORNER 



Vine St. and Delaware Ave., 

PHILADELPHIA. 



ATLANTIC CITY MARKET, 

Atlantic City, JV. «7. 

WM. J. GILLIN. D. A. NAGLE. 

GILLIN & ITAGLE, 
Steam-power Printers 

EVERY DESCRIPTION OF 

PLAIN AND FANCY BOOK AND JOB PRINTING, 

Executed with neatness and dispatch. 

EVERY DESCRIPTION OF 

DESIGNING AND LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING, 

In the best manner at low prices. 

Nos. 230-232 Soutli Fifth Street, 

PHILADELPHIA. 

BABCOCK FIRE EXTINGUISHER, 

HookUadderlmk 

AND 

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FIRE ENGINE, 

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General Agents, 

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PHILADELPHIA. 




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S£:nat£: hoxjse, 

WM. WHITEHOUSE, Proprietor, 



ATLAyTJC CITY, 




THE BABQQQE ^E%F-AOWTNQ EMQME 

is iu use by over Sixty Fire Departments, including Boston, New York, Chicago, Cincinnati, antl Now 
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OXJFt I*OR.XA.BI-E FIRE-EXTINGrXJISHER 

is used and indorsed by fifty leading Railroad Companies, and thousands of manufacturers and Imsiness men. 
Wo select the following among the thousands who have put out fires with them : 



Camden and Atlantic R. R. Co. 
Lehigh Valley R. R, Co. 
Philada,, Wilm'n &. Bait, R. R, Co. 
Philada. k Bait. Central R. R. Co. 



Cumberland Valley R. R. Co. 
West Jersey Ferry Co. 
Morris, Tasker &. Co. 
Jesse W. Starr &. Sons, 



Henry Disston & Sons. 
Baldwin Locomotive Works, 
Jackson & Sharp Works. 
Owen, Eckel, Colket &. Co. 



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213 Market Street, Philadelphia. 



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PATENT GRATE-BARS, 

Adapted for use in Steamboats, Locomotives, Stationary Engines, and 
every kind of Purnace. 



Fio;. 1. 





Fig. 3. 

Fi(j. 1. Eepresents a side elevation, showing upper sections and bearer with air 
space between. 

Fig.1. A top perspective view, showing the space between, ends of section for 
longitudinal expansion. 

Fig. 3. An end view of Grate-Bar, showing mode of connecting upper sections and 
bearer. 

CITY IRON Sl brass FOUNDRIES, 

DRINKER STREET, PHILADELPHIA, 

Below 145 North Second Street. 

J A MEB W& && m # B& N, 

MAKERS OF 

Patent Clasp Pulleys (made in halves). Patent Self-Adjusting Hangers, Patent Grate-Bars, 

Patent Bark Mills, 

Iron "Work for Buildings, Columns, Girders, Spout Shoes, Vault Grates. 

MACHINISTS' IRON and BRASS CASTINGS made to order. 

Large a.ssortment of Patterns for Pulleys, Shaft Couplings, Self-Adjustlng Bangers^ 

Gearing, Fly Wheels, Lathes, etc. 



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E. Winslow Coffin. 



J. BARTON SMITH & CO., 



MANUFACTURERS OF 



FILES & RASPS, 

211 NEW STREET, 

PHILADELPHIA. 

Old Files re-cut and warranted equal 
to new. 



C. C. Esight. 



B. F. Hart. 



C. H. Smith. 



KNIGHT, HART & SMITH, 
IRON AND STEEL 

301 and 303 North Second Street, 



Corner of Vine, 

PHILADELPHIA. 



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HENRY DISSTON & SONS, 

^Httt, Wtn\ JSlif i nnh l[ilt ^urk$, 

FRONT AND LAUREL STREETS, 
Branch Works, Tacony. Pa. PHILADELPHIA. 



.atij^isttio city. 



Keystone Steam Sawing, Planing, & Moulding Mill, 
sash, door, and blind factory, 

lUiuois Ayeuiie, Nortli of Atlantic Ayeuiie. 



Building material of every description constantly on hand, consisting of 



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LATH, 

LIME, 

BRICKS, 

CEMENT, 

HAIR, 

PLASTER, 



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SHINGLES, 

NAILS, 

PAINTS, 

GLASS, 

PUTTY, 

ETC., ETC. 



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Scroll and Fancy Turning executed with immediate dispatch. 



This mill is now thoroughly organized, and first-elass mechanics "only" employed, and satis- 
faction guaranteed. 

KINDLING WOOD SUPPLIED, AT CITY PRICES. 

The particular attention of the residents and hotel-keepers is called to the fact that an exte- 
rior Laundry, replete with every modern improvement, has been established in a portion of the 
above building, and is in charge of an experienced and competent superintendent. All orders 
intrusted to his care will meet with prompt attention. The want of an establishment of this 
kind in Atlantic City has long been felt, and it is confidently expected that this desideratum 
will be liberally patronized by the residents. 

RICHARD TURNER, Manager, Atlantic City. 
THOS. W. SOUTH, Supt. Disston's Saw Works, Front and 

Laurel Sts., Phila. 



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014 205 119 9 $ 

JOHir LUCAS & CO., 



Manufacturers and Importers of 



Wliite I<ekd, Wl\ite ^ir^d, 

COLORS, VARNISH, 

Putty, ^A/indo^v-Glass, etc. etc., 



HI & 143 N. FOURTH STREET, 



I^IECIXj^IDEXjI^HIIJ^. 



We are the sole and only Manufacturers of the Celebrated 



SWISS AND IMPERIAL 



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BEWARE OF IMITATIONS, 

And Buy None Without it has our Trade Mark. 



FREE FROM %i 

ALL 






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IN THE 

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